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<h1>Cygwin Acronyms</h1>
<p>One encounters all sorts of <a href="#ACRONYM">acronyms</a> on the Cygwin
mailing lists.  Some are
well-known (such as <a href="#IMHO">IMHO</a> and <a href="#FAQ">FAQ</a>),
others less so (such as <a href="#HTH">HTH</a>).  Some were invented on
this list, and are so fresh, they haven't even been cached by
<a href="https://google.com/">Google</a> yet.  This document should present
most acronyms you're likely to find on the Cygwin mailing lists, with an
explanation and a brief history for some.  Note that this is not intended
to be an all-inclusive list of all possible acronyms.  If you can't find
the acronym you're looking for here, try another acronym resource, like <a
href="http://www.astro.umd.edu/~marshall/abbrev.html">The Canonical Acronym
List</a> or <a href="https://www.acronymfinder.com/">AcronymFinder.com</a>.
</p>

<div class="background">
<b class="rtop"><b class="r1"></b><b class="r2"></b><b class="r3"></b><b class="r4"></b></b>
<h2>The <a href="#OLOCA">OLOCA</a></h2>
<b class="rbottom"><b class="r4"></b><b class="r3"></b><b class="r2"></b><b class="r1"></b></b>
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<table>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="ACRONYM"><b>ACRONYM</b></a>
</td><td>
Abbreviated Coded Rendition Of Name Yielding Meaning
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="AFAIC"><b>AFAIC</b></a>
</td><td>
As Far As I'm Concerned
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="AFAIK"><b>AFAIK</b></a>
</td><td>
As Far As I Know
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="AFAIR"><b>AFAIR</b></a>
</td><td>
As Far As I Recall
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="APPS"><b>APPS</b></a>
</td><td>
Application Packaging Problems &amp; Solutions.  As opposed to bug reports.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg02182.html">Inspired</a> by
Gerrit P. Haase as a mnemonic for the purpose of the
<a href="https://cygwin.com/lists.html#cygwin-apps">cygwin-apps</a> mailing
list
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="ATM"><b>ATM</b></a>
</td><td>
At The Moment
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="AYS"><b>AYS</b></a>
</td><td>
Are You Sure?
Can also mean &quot;Are You Serious?&quot;.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-01/msg01115.html">First used
on the list</a> by Dave Korn
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="BLODA"><b>BLODA</b></a>
</td><td>
Big List Of Dodgy Apps.
A <a href="https://cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#faq.using.bloda">list</a>
of applications that interfere with the normal working of Cygwin by
intrusively injecting themselves in the system call chain.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2007-09/msg00014.html">First used
on the list</a> by Dave Korn.
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="BOFH"><b>BOFH</b></a>
</td><td>
Bastard Operator From Hell.  A nasty character from a
<a href="http://members.iinet.net.au/~bofh/">set of diaries</a> which brought
us a whole load of fun and a bunch of widely used terminology (<i>e.g.</i>,
&quot;luser&quot;).  The original epitome of meanness.
Currently at <a href="http://www.bofh.net/">BOFHweb</a>.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-01/msg00650.html">First used
on the list</a> by Alejandro Lopez-Valencia.
See also <a href="#BWAM">BWAM</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="BSOD"><b>BSOD</b></a>
</td><td>
Blue Screen Of Death.  <b>Not</b> Cygwin's fault!
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="BTDT"><b>BTDT</b></a>
</td><td>
Been There, Done That.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-09/msg01868.html">First used on the
list</a> by Andrew DeFaria
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="BTW"><b>BTW</b></a>
</td><td>
By The Way
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="BWAM"><b>BWAM</b></a>
</td><td>
Because We Are Mean&#8482;.
A variation of <a href="#WJM">WJM</a> used in answering the &quot;Why isn't
something working the way I think it should be?&quot; type of question.
Follows the <a href="#MSFTEU">MSFTEU</a> Cygwin philosophy.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2003-05/msg00084.html">First used
on the list</a> by Sam Edge
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="CAMP"><b>CAMP</b></a>
</td><td>
Cygwin Apache MySQL PHP [Framework].
The one that's been &quot;coming soon to a mirror near you&quot;&#8482; for
almost two years now.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2002-04/msg00233.html">Coined</a>
by Stipe Tolj.
<br/><a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/1998-12/msg00129.html">Correction</a>:
make that <i>five</i> years!
<img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons/16.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="&gt;:)"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="CGF"><b>CGF</b></a>
</td><td>
Computer-Generated Forms...  <b><a href="#JK">J/K!</a></b>  This one's not
really an acronym, but rather the initials of one of the Cygwin project manager
emeritus, Christopher Faylor.
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="CLI"><b>CLI</b></a>
</td><td>
Clearly Less Intimidating.  Also &quot;Command Line Interface&quot;
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="CTDW"><b>CTDW</b></a>
</td><td>
Cygwin Technical Documentation Writer.
<i>*<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg00043.html">Ubersexy</a>*</i>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="CYA"><b>CYA</b></a>
</td><td>
Cover Your Ass.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-02/msg01086.html">First used on the
list</a> by Thomas L. Roche
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="CYGWIN"><b>CYGWIN</b></a>
</td><td>
Multiple variants have been suggested, take your pick:
<ul class="compact">
<li>Coolness You Get Where Initially None
(<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg00047.html">mine</a>)</li>
<li>Can You Guess What's Implemented Next
(<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg00047.html">mine</a>)</li>
<li>Cramming Your Gut With Indispensable Necessities
(<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg00049.html">Gary R. Van Sickle</a>)</li>
<li>Cygwin: Your Greatest Winner In Necessities
(<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg00077.html">Ronald Landheer-Cieslak</a>)</li>
<li>Can't You Get With It, Ninnies?
(<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg00084.html">Christopher Faylor</a>)</li>
<li>Caught You Giving Whiny Info? Not!
(<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-11/msg00608.html">Geoffrey Ruscoe</a>)</li>
<li>Can You Grok When I'm Nice?
(<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-11/msg00615.html">Graucsh</a>)</li>
<li>Callous Youthful Geeks With Insipid Neuroses
(<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-talk/2007-q1/msg00185.html">David Rayner</a>)</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="CYNUX"><b>CYNUX</b></a>
</td><td>
CYgwin's Not UniX.  Pronounced &quot;cynics&quot;.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-04/msg00441.html">First suggested</a>
by Cliff Hones;
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg00646.html">resurfaced</a> in
its present form in a post by Linda Walsh.  Pronounciation
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg00668.html">suggested</a> by,
well, me, and don't you <i>dare</i> dispute it!
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="DTRT"><b>DTRT</b></a>
</td><td>
Do The Right Thing.  Always a worthy goal...
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-10/msg00339.html">First used
on the list</a> by Jani Tiainen
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="EMBI"><b>EMBI</b></a>
</td><td>
Excuse My Butting In.  Anyone with sense enough to say this is usually
excused...
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2004-06/msg00208.html">First used
on the list</a> by Bas van Gompel.
See also <a href="#IMHO">IMHO</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="FAQ"><b>FAQ</b></a>
</td><td>
Frequently Asked Questions.  When written as &quot;The FAQ&quot;, refers to the
<a href="https://cygwin.com/faq/">Cygwin FAQ</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="FTR"><b>FTR</b></a>
</td><td>
For The Record.  Should be found in the
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/">Cygwin mailing list archives</a>.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg02127.html">Introduced</a> by
Corinna Vinschen
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="FUCS"><b>FUCS</b></a>
</td><td>
Fast User Context Switching.  A feature of Windows XP that
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-05/msg00282.html">fouled up</a>
the older versions of the <tt>cygipc</tt> unofficial package.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-05/msg01139.html">Introduced</a> by
Frank Seesink
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="FWICS"><b>FWICS</b></a>
</td><td>
From What I Can See...
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2001-04/msg01196.html">First used on the
list</a> by Earnie Boyd
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="FWIW"><b>FWIW</b></a>
</td><td>
For What It's Worth
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="FYI"><b>FYI</b></a>
</td><td>
For Your Information.
Also &quot;Fix Yourself It&quot; (for all the Star Wars fans out there)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="GPL"><b>GPL</b></a>
</td><td>
Go Play Lawyer.  Also <a href="../COPYING">General Public License</a>.
Subject of a lot of misinterpretations and discussions on the list recently.
Could become the next swear word.
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="GTG"><b>GTG</b></a>
</td><td>
Good To Go.  Used mostly on the
<a href="https://cygwin.com/lists.html#cygwin-apps">cygwin-apps</a> mailing
list to indicate that a package is ready to be included in the Cygwin
distribution.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2004-01/msg00236.html">Coined</a>
by Daniel Reed
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="HTH"><b>HTH</b></a>
</td><td>
Hope This Helps
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="IAFNAB"><b>IAFNAB</b></a>
</td><td>
It's A Feature, Not A Bug.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-05/msg00349.html">Coined</a>
by Shankar Unni
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="IANACE"><b>IANACE</b></a>
</td><td>
I Am Not A Cygwin Expert.
Usually an admission on the part of a person who is well on the way to
becoming one.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2003-07/msg00660.html">Coined</a>
by David Rothenberger
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="IANAL"><b>IANAL</b></a>
</td><td>
I Am Not A Lawyer.  Appears often in <a href="#GPL">GPL</a> discussions.
You may <a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg02042.html">safely
ignore</a> anyone making this statement
(<a href="#YANALATEYHSMBSI">YANALATEYHSMBSI</a>)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="ICE"><b>ICE</b></a>
</td><td>
Internal Compiler Error.
When things go <span class="smaller"><b>BANG!</b></span> in gcc...
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="IDTYRMTST"><b>IDTYRMTST</b></a>
</td><td>
I Don't Think You Really Meant To Say That.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-03/msg00538.html">First used
on the list</a> by Dave Korn.
A milder form of <a href="#YOWTWYWT">YOWTWYWT</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="IIRC"><b>IIRC</b></a>
</td><td>
If I Recall Correctly
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="IIUC"><b>IIUC</b></a>
</td><td>
If I Understand Correctly
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="IMAO"><b>IMAO</b></a>
</td><td>
In My Arrogant Opinion.  A stronger form of <a href="#IMNSHO">IMNSHO</a>,
rarely used.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-01/msg00650.html">First used
on the list</a> by Alejandro Lopez-Valencia.
See also <a href="#BOFH">BOFH</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="IMHO"><b>IMHO</b></a>
</td><td>
In My Humble Opinion
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="IMNSHO"><b>IMNSHO</b></a>
</td><td>
In My Not So Humble Opinion.  Usually reserved for people who actually know
what they are doing
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="IMO"><b>IMO</b></a>
</td><td>
In My Opinion
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="IOW"><b>IOW</b></a>
</td><td>
In Other Words
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="ITA"><b>ITA</b></a>
</td><td>
Inten[d|t] To Adopt.
Used on the <a href="https://cygwin.com/lists.html#cygwin-apps">cygwin-apps</a>
mailing list to indicate the intent to adopt an orphaned package already in
the Cygwin distribution.  Usually followed by the package name.  Adopting a
package gets an
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2003-11/msg00314.html">automatic
gold star</a>.
See also <a href="#ITP">ITP</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="ITIYM"><b>ITIYM</b></a>
</td><td>
I Take It You Mean...
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2003-03/msg00046.html">First used on the list</a>
by Michel Bardiaux
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="ITP"><b>ITP</b></a>
</td><td>
Inten[d|t] To Package.
Used on the <a href="https://cygwin.com/lists.html#cygwin-apps">cygwin-apps</a>
mailing list to indicate the intent to provide a new package.  Usually
followed by the package name.
See also <a href="#ITA">ITA</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="IWFM"><b>IWFM</b></a>
</td><td>
It Works For Me.  Also <a href="#WFM">WFM</a> (or <a href="#WJFFM">WJFFM</a>
for extra emphasis).
Corinna, you want credit for this one?
<img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons/03.gif" width="18" height="18" alt=";-)"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="JK"><b>J/K</b></a>
</td><td>
Just Kidding.  Also implied by the <tt>;-)</tt>
(<img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons/03.gif" width="18" height="18" alt=";-)"/>) or <tt>:-)</tt>
(<img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons/01.gif" width="18" height="18" alt=":-)"/>) emoticons.<br/>
Frankly, I thought it was universal, but then Gareth
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-04/msg02314.html">complained</a>
that it wasn't in the <a href="#OLOCA">OLOCA</a>, so here it is.  Enjoy!
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="JAT"><b>JAT</b></a>
</td><td>
Just A Thought.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2003-08/msg00048.html">First used on
the list</a> by Ronald Landheer-Cieslak.
See also <a href="#JTYMLTK">JTYMLTK</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="JTYMLTK"><b>JTYMLTK</b></a>
</td><td>
Just Thought You Might Like To Know.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-08/msg00144.html">First used on the
list</a> by Ronald Landheer-Cieslak.
See also <a href="#JAT">JAT</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="LART"><b>LART</b></a>
</td><td>
Luser Attitude Readjustment Tool.  Usually consists of a large billet of
wood usable as a club, in the hands of a rather angry system administrator.
When missing either component, an <a href="#RTFM">RTFM</a> or
<a href="#STFW">STFW</a> message would work almost as well.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-01/msg00666.html">First used on the
list</a> (in a very appropriately numbered message) by Rafael Kitover
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="LGPL"><b>LGPL</b></a>
</td><td>
Let's Go Play Lawyer.  Also <a href="../COPYING.LIB">Lesser General Public License</a>.
Subject of even more misinterpretations and discussions...
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="LOL"><b>LOL</b></a>
</td><td>
Laughing Out Loud.  A rare treat, mostly in <a href="#OT">OT</a> messages.
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="MSFTEU"><b>MSFTEU</b></a>
</td><td>
Maximum Surprise For The End User.  <b>The</b> Cygwin philosophy.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2005-05/msg00747.html">Coined</a> by
Christopher Faylor.
Very appropriate, as Cygwin runs on Microsoft Windows&trade;.
See also <a href="#BWAM">BWAM</a> and <a href="#WJM">WJM</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="NNTR"><b>NNTR</b></a>
</td><td>
No Need To Reply
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="NP"><b>NP</b></a>
</td><td>
No Problem.  Really...
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="OLOCA"><b>OLOCA</b></a>
</td><td>
Official List of Cygwin Acronyms.  This document.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-02/msg02346.html">Coined</a> by
Igor Pechtchanski.  Guess we're stuck with it now...
<a href="#policy">See below</a> for the acronym inclusion policy
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="OOTB"><b>OOTB</b></a>
</td><td>
Out Of The Box.  Indicates that some program doesn't need to be ported to
Cygwin.  Those make the best packages for newbie maintainers...
<img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons/03.gif" width="18" height="18" alt=";-)"/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="OSCA"><b>OSCA</b></a>
</td><td>
Only Specifically Cygwin-list Acronyms.  The <a href="#policy">policy</a> for
constructing the <a href="#OLOCA">OLOCA</a>.
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="OT"><b>OT</b></a>
</td><td>
Off-Topic.  Anything not belonging on the list according to the
<a href="https://cygwin.com/lists.html">Cygwin mailing lists description</a>,
like non-Cygwin software, jokes or discussing acronyms.
<b><i>Hey, wait a minute!..</i></b>
See also <a href="#TITTTL">TITTTL</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="OTOH"><b>OTOH</b></a>
</td><td>
On The Other Hand
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="PCYMTNQREAIYR"><b>PCYMTNQREAIYR</b></a>
</td><td>
Please Configure Your Mailer To Not Quote Raw E-mail Addresses In Your Replies.
Some mailers include the raw e-mail address in the
&quot;<i>Joe &lt;joe@example.com&gt; wrote:</i>&quot; line.
The web archives for the mailing lists are publicly available.
<b>Let's not feed the spam harvesters!</b>
(Some people express doubt that munging addresses actually works, but a
<a href="http://www.cdt.org/speech/spam/030319spamreport.shtml">spam
report</a> from CDT.org shows that spam harvesters often don't bother
decoding even the simplest anti-spam measures such as replacing &quot;@&quot;
with &quot;AT&quot; and &quot;.&quot; with &quot;DOT&quot;).<br/>
Of course, there may be other raw e-mail addresses in messages, <i>e.g.</i>,
in signatures, but that's the choice of the person sending the message.<br/>
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-03/msg01565.html">Coined</a> by
Igor Pechtchanski.
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="PCYMTWLL"><b>PCYMTWLL</b></a>
</td><td>
Please Configure Your Mailer To Wrap Long Lines.
Some mailers don't, and then most of the message ends up looking like one
lo-ong line in the web archives.  Very annoying to have to scroll left and
right as well as up and down.
<b>Please be considerate!</b><br/>
Also, some MTAs simply truncate long lines at 998 characters (the maximum
allowed by <a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt">RFC2821</a> and
<a href="http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2822.txt">RFC2822</a>) instead of
wrapping them, so information in your message may actually be lost if your
mailer doesn't wrap lines or encode line continuations properly.<br/>
Note that this does <i>not</i> apply to cases where the lines do need to be
long, <i>e.g.</i>, program output included verbatim, or patches.  In those
cases it's ok to have long lines.<br/>
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-06/msg00458.html">Coined</a> by
Igor Pechtchanski.
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</tr>
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<a name="PEBCAK"><b>PEBCAK</b></a>
</td><td>
Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard.
A.k.a &quot;Cockpit Error&quot;.  Often true.
<img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/mesg/emoticons/01.gif" width="18" height="18" alt=":-)"/>.
See also <a href="#PEBKAC">PEBKAC</a>
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</tr>
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<a name="PEBKAC"><b>PEBKAC</b></a>
</td><td>
Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair.
See <a href="#PEBCAK">PEBCAK</a>
</td>
</tr>
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<a name="PGA"><b>PGA</b></a>
</td><td>
Patches Gratefully Accepted.  See also <a href="#PTC">PTC</a>.  See also <a href="#SHTDI">SHTDI</a>.
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="PMI"><b>PMI</b></a>
</td><td>
Pardon My Ignorance.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-10/msg01294.html">First used on
the list</a> by David Rayner (ZZapper).
See also <a href="#WTF">WTF</a>
</td>
</tr>
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<a name="POL"><b>POL</b></a>
</td><td>
Plain Outta Luck.
Like when trying to run a Linux or Solaris binary on Cygwin.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2003-12/msg00222.html">First used on
the list</a> by Michel Bardiaux.
See also <a href="#YOWTWYWT">YOWTWYWT</a>
</td>
</tr>
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<a name="PPIOSPE"><b>PPIOSPE</b></a>
</td><td>
Please Post Instead Of Sending Private Email.  Posting on the mailing lists
not only gives access to more expertise than any one person can provide, but
also ensures that the questions and answers are archived on the web for future
enlightenment seekers.  Besides, the Cygwin community netiquette sez so.
Pronounced &quot;Pee-Pee-Yows-Pee&quot;.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2005-06/msg00247.html">Suggested</a> by
Carlo Florendo
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="PTC"><b>PTC</b></a>
</td><td>
Patches Thoughtfully Considered.  See also <a href="#PGA">PGA</a>.
See also <a href="#SHTDI">SHTDI</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="RFU"><b>RFU</b></a>
</td><td>
Request For Upload.
Used on the <a href="https://cygwin.com/lists.html#cygwin-apps">cygwin-apps</a>
mailing list by package maintainers to indicate that a new version of a
package is available for upload into the Cygwin distribution.  Usually
followed by the package name
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="RSN"><b>RSN</b></a>
</td><td>
Real Soon Now...  See <a href="#TPIBA">TPIBA</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="RTFM"><b>RTFM</b></a>
</td><td>
Read The Manual.  Used to gently guide a newbie user to the manual page for the
tool he's trying to use.  The &quot;F&quot; is historical, and was initially
added for emphasis.  Nowadays it's just plain necessary.
See also <a href="#LART">LART</a> and <a href="#STFW">STFW</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="SCNR"><b>SCNR</b></a>
</td><td>
Sorry, Could Not Resist
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="SHTDI"><b>SHTDI</b></a>
</td><td>
Somebody Has To Do It&#8482;.
Are <b>you</b> volunteering?
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-12/msg00139.html">Introduced</a> by
Christopher Faylor.
See also <a href="#PTC">PTC</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="STC"><b>STC</b></a>
</td><td>
Simple Test Case.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg01076.html">First used on
the list</a> by Ronald Landheer-Cieslak.
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="STFW"><b>STFW</b></a>
</td><td>
Search The Web.  A younger cousin of <a href="#RTFM">RTFM</a>.
The usual answer to &quot;What's <i>blah</i>?&quot;.  Most often refers to
the <a href="https://google.com/">Google</a> search engine.
The &quot;F&quot; means the same as in <a href="#RTFM">RTFM</a>.
See also <a href="#LART">LART</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="TANSTAAFL"><b>TANSTAAFL</b></a>
</td><td>
There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.  An old principle,
<a href="http://heinleinblog.blogpeoria.com/2002/01/15/tanstaafl-and-bread-and-circuses/">popularized</a> by
Robert Anson Heinlein in &quot;The Moon is a Harsh Mistress&quot;
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="TITTL"><b>TITTL</b></a>
</td><td>
Throw It To The Lions (or hippos, as the case may be).
A common misspelling of <a href="#TITTTL">TITTTL</a>.
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="TITTTL"><b>TITTTL</b></a>
</td><td>
Take It To The Talk List.
This refers to the <a href="https://cygwin.com/lists.html#cygwin-talk">cygwin-talk</a> mailing list, where no message is off-topic.
Pronounced &quot;Tittle&quot;
(<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-talk/2004-q3/msg00011.html"><i>try not
to snicker</i></a>).
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-talk/2004-q3/msg00010.html">First used on
the list</a> by Dave Korn.
See also <a href="#OT">OT</a>
and <a href="#TITTL">TITTL</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="TLA"><b>TLA</b></a>
</td><td>
Three Letter Acronym.  Not necessarily three letters long
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="TMI"><b>TMI</b></a>
</td><td>
Too Much Information.  As in &quot;TMI mode&quot;.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2004-11/msg00174.html">First used on
the list</a> by Christopher Faylor
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="TMTOWTDI"><b>TMTOWTDI</b></a>
</td><td>
There's More Than One Way To Do It.  Technically a Perl motto, but applies
equally well to Cygwin.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-03/msg00369.html">First used on
the list</a> by Soren Andersen
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="TOFU"><b>TOFU</b></a>
</td><td>
Text Over, Full-quote Under (or, in the original German, &quot;Text Oben,
Fullquote Unten&quot;).
A combination of top posting and full quoting, which makes the messages hard
to read (according to <a href="http://www.dtcc.edu/cs/rfc1855.html">RFC
1855</a>).  Often combined with raw e-mail addresses in quoted messages (see
<a href="#PCYMTNQREAIYR">PCYMTNQREAIYR</a>).  Added after repeated requests
from Corinna Vinschen
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="TPIBA"><b>TPIBA</b></a>
</td><td>
The Problem is Being Addressed.  Kind of like &quot;The check is in the
mail&quot;, but more honest, or at least verifiable.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg00009.html">Introduced</a> by
Christopher Faylor
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="TTBOMK"><b>TTBOMK</b></a>
</td><td>
To The Best Of My Knowledge.
<a href="https://www.cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2002-01/msg00435.html">First used
on the list</a> by Soren Andersen
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="TTTT"><b>TTTT</b></a>
</td><td>
To Tell The Truth.  I got dibs on that one (the acronym, that is)!
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="UG"><b>UG</b></a>
</td><td>
User's Guide.  Most often refers to the
<a href="https://cygwin.com/cygwin-ug-net/cygwin-ug-net.html">Cygwin User's Guide</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="WADR"><b>WADR</b></a>
</td><td>
With All Due Respect.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-03/msg01396.html">First used on the
list</a> by Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="WAG"><b>WAG</b></a>
</td><td>
Wild-Assed Guess.  Usually correct for certain people
</td>
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<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="WCTS"><b>WCTS</b></a>
</td><td>
Without Consulting The Source.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2003-11/msg00012.html">First used
on the list</a> by Daniel Reed.
See also <a href="#WAG">WAG</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="WFM"><b>WFM</b></a>
</td><td>
Works For Me.  Also <a href="#IWFM">IWFM</a> (or <a href="#WJFFM">WJFFM</a>,
for extra emphasis)
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="WJFFM"><b>WJFFM</b></a>
</td><td>
Works Just Fine For Me.  As in "Nope, can't reproduce this here".
Yet another way of saying "We're Just Frighteningly Freaking Mean"
(or insert your favorite F-words here).
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2004-10/msg00099.html">First used on the
list</a> by Christopher Faylor.
Also <a href="#IWFM">IWFM</a> and <a href="#WFM">WFM</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="WJM"><b>WJM</b></a>
</td><td>
We're Just Mean.  Get used to it!
See also <a href="#BWAM">BWAM</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="WIBGI"><b>WIBGI</b></a>
</td><td>
Wouldn't It Be Great If...
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg00111.html">First used on the
list</a> by Ronald Landheer-Cieslak
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="WTF"><b>WTF</b></a>
</td><td>
Who <i>or</i> What, depending on the context.  Usually implies a question mark.
The &quot;TF&quot; is really padding, to make this a three-letter acronym,
meaning something like &quot;pray tell&quot;.<br/>
Also the name of a very useful
<a href="https://cygwin.com/packages/x86/wtf/">Cygwin</a>
<a href="https://cygwin.com/packages/x86_64/wtf/">package</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="YA"><b>YA</b></a>
</td><td>
Yet Another <i>or</i> Yet Again, depending on its position in the sentence
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="YAMWHTLT"><b>YAMWHTLT</b></a>
</td><td>
Yet Another Maintainer Who Has Too Little Time.  That's
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2010-11/msg00191.html">not Matthias
Andree</a>.
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="YANALATEYHSMBSI"><b>YANALATEYHSMBSI</b></a>
</td><td>
You Are Not A Lawyer, And Therefore Everything You Have Said May Be Safely
Ignored.  Born out of a heated <a href="#GPL">GPL</a> discussion.  Acronym
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-03/msg02044.html">proposed</a> by
Chuck Wilson.  A new standard response to <a href="#IANAL">IANAL</a>.  Don't
try to pronounce it.  <i>Just... don't</i>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="YMMV"><b>YMMV</b></a>
</td><td>
Your Mileage May Vary.  Basically means &quot;Works for me&quot; or &quot;Try
at your own risk&quot;
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="YOWTWYWT"><b>YOWTWYWT</b></a>
</td><td>
You Obviously Weren't Thinking When You Wrote That.  Pronounced
&quot;Yow-twit&quot;.
Applies a lot on this list.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-02/msg02119.html">Coined</a> by
Max Bowsher.  Pronounciation
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-02/msg02127.html">suggested</a> by
Randall R. Schulz and hasn't been disputed yet.
See also <a href="#IDTYRMTST">IDTYRMTST</a>
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="YSHFRTT"><b>YSHFRTT</b></a>
</td><td>
You Should Have Finished Reading The Thread.  Please do read the whole thread
before replying.  The lists produce enough bandwidth even without the same
point being reiterated in the same thread.
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2005-06/msg00184.html">Coined</a> by
Christopher Faylor
</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<a name="3PP"><b>3PP</b></a>
</td><td>
3rd Party Perverts.  People making others' lives difficult by using Cygwin
in weird ways and having their products depend on that.
Acronym <a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-11/msg00099.html">coined</a>
by Christopher Faylor, after a
<a href="https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2003-11/msg00077.html">phrase</a> in
Brian Dessent's message
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This document is work in progress.  We will add more acronyms as I encounter
them on the list (see <a href="#OSCA">OSCA</a>).  If you see an acronym not
listed here <i>on one of the Cygwin lists</i>, please send comments and
suggestions to the <a href="mailto:cygwin_at_cygwin_dot_com?subject=OLOCA">main
Cygwin list</a>.<br/>
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